News release: “Two days after the failed Times Square terrorist was arrested, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., Wednesday heard top New York City officials advocate for barring terrorist suspects from purchasing firearms. At an oversight hearing, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly told the Committee that the sale of guns to anyone on a terrorist watchlist should be banned.”
- Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor, City of New York: “A key element of any smart counter-terrorism strategy is to make it harder for terrorists to strike. Thats why air passengers walk through metal detectors. Thats why our police officers randomly check bags in the subway. Thats why our police officers patrol sensitive locations. And thats why its just common sense to give the FBI the authority to keep terror suspects from buying guns and explosives.”
- Terrorist Watchlist Screening: FBI Has Enhanced Its Use of Information from Firearm and Explosives Background Checks to Support Counterterrorism Efforts, GAO-10-703T, May 5, 2010: “Membership in a terrorist organization does not prohibit a person from possessing firearms or explosives under current federal law. However, for homeland security and other purposes, the FBI is notified when a firearm or explosives background check involves an individual on the terrorist watchlist. This statement addresses (1) how many checks have resulted in matches with the terrorist watchlist, (2) how the FBI uses information from these checks for counterterrorism purposes, and (3) pending legislation that would give the Attorney General authority to deny certain checks.”
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